One team from the American Football Conference will contest Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018 – but who will it be? Leigh Copson has been casting his eye over the outright markets to offer his AFC betting tips for the playoffs.

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The Lamar Hunt Trophy is presented to the team who wins the AFC Championship game and when the season gets underway on September 7 there will be 16 teams looking to claim the trophy and represent the conference in the Super Bowl – but who will it be?

The New England Patriots got their hands on this piece of silverware for a record-setting ninth time last season, en route to winning the Super Bowl once again, and unsurprisingly they are the bookies’ favourites to win the AFC crown this time around. They do face competition from the likes of Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs – so can the Patriots make it back-to-back trips to the Super Bowl?

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AFC Winner

The New England Patriots became the most successful franchise in the history of the AFC Championship with that win over the Pittsburgh Steelers – the team they had shared the record with – last January. But can they take their record-setting haul into double figures with a 10th Championship Game success this time around.

New England are the bookmakers’ favourites at and one look at their record over the past decade or so tells you why that is the case. ‘Spygate’ and ‘Deflategate’ may have tarnished the legacy of the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era in the minds of many, but when it comes to making it to the AFC’s flagship game no team has ever been as consistent as the Patriots. Belichick has now led his team to the AFC Championship Game in 11 occasions in the 17 seasons in charge, and they have reached the conference finale in each of the past six seasons – a truly remarkable record.

Few would bet against them making it seven wins from seven AFC Championship Game appearances this season and while the Pittsburgh Steelers are a major threat if they can keep everyone healthy, there is simply no way I can oppose Belichick, Brady & Co. They have shown they are the cream of the crop in this conference for several years now and least season’s sensational fightback in the Super Bowl suggests it will be a while yet before someone knocks them off their perch.

I expect New England to go back to the Super Bowl this season and suggest jumping on their AFC Championship Winner odds now because that price will only get shorter and shorter as the season progresses.

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One team from the American Football Conference will contest Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018 – but who will it be? Leigh Copson has been casting his eye over the outright markets to offer his AFC betting tips for the playoffs.